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. 2021 Feb 17;16(4):1233–1240. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2021.02.001

Table 1.

Utilization of ambulatory medical and dental visits during COVID-19.

Medical visits
Dental visits
Dental/medical
reduction ratec
na (10,000) reduction ratiob na (1000) reduction ratiob
Overalld 6681 −6.8% 8009 −5.1% 0.8
Hospitalsd 2264 −5.7% 600 −13.8% 2.4
 Medical center 678 −5.9% 255 −16.1% 2.7
 Regional hospital 910 −6.1% 247 −13.3% 2.2
 District hospital 676 −4.8% 98 −8.4% 1.8
Clinic 4417 −7.3% 7409 −4.3% 0.6
Taipei City Hospitale 65 −7.8% 13 −25.2% 3.2
a

Ambulatory visits during 2020/01-03.

b

Reduction ratio = visits of (2020/01-03-2019/01-03) ÷ visits of (2019/01-03).

c

Reduction rate of dental/medical = reduction ratio of dental÷ reduction ratio of medical.

d

Data from National Health Insurance.

e

Data from Taipei City Hospital, a COVID-19 response hospital.